Wringer



June 14, 1938.v c. B. WILLIAMS Re. 20,763

WRINGER Original Filed April 27, 1931 3 Sheets-Sheet l June 14, 1938. c.B. WILLIAMS' WRINGER Original Filed April 27, 1931 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 June14, 1938. C. B. WILLIAMS WRINGER 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 (QM/w Q, @MW

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Serial N0.-533,066, April 27, 1931.

Application for reissue July 12, 1937, Serial No. 153.285

3s claims. Kol. ss- 248) This invention relates to an improvement in awringer for laundry purposes, and especially to that type of wringerwherein the material from which the liquid is to be extracted is firstfed between a supplemental roll and a pair of pressure rolls and thenguided to the bite of the pair of pressure rolls, which coact to squeezethe liquid from the \materia1. Such a wringer is shown in my Patent No.2,068,524, issued January 19, 1937.

The present application contemplates the pre-- vision of a wringer ofthe type mentioned, wherein one supplemental roll is provided, whichsupplemental roll may be; used in conjunction with either one of thepressure rolls desired, and wherein means common to both pressure rollsis used to guide the material to the bite of the two coacting pressurerolls. This permtsthe garments to be fed into the wringer from eitherface thereof, without changing the direction of rotation of the pressurerolls and accomplishes this result with the use of a minimum number ofrolls.

Another object is to provide a wrixger wherein the fabric may be fedbetween the supplemental roll and the pressure roll at an angle`convenient for the operator., and wherein the fabric will leave theWringer at an angle which insures the falling of the fabric towardsy theside opposite the operator. Y y

A further object is to provide a wringer with a pair of pressure rollsand a supplemental roll, wherein the rolls may be tilted relative totheir o transverse axis, so that they may be adjusted to an anglev whichwill conveniently permit the opertor to feed the fabric or othermaterial to the. rols.` y

Other objects of the invention will become apparent from the followingdescription relating to 40 the accompanying drawings, and the essentialnovel characteristics. will beset forth in the claims. v

Referring now to the drawings, Fig. 1 is a front elevation of myimproved wringer; Fig. `2 is a transverse vertical section, and, isvindicated by the lines 2-2 on Fig. l; Fig. 3 is a section taken in thesame plane as Fig. 2, but illustrating some of the parts in a slightlydifferent position; Fig.; Lis an vertical transverse section, 'and isindi' 50 cated on the lines 4-4 on Fig. 1, the pressure rolls beingpositioned in a horizontal plane; Fig. 5 is an endielevation vof thewringer, the rolls being in a position shown in Fig. 4; Fig. 6 isahorizontal section, and is indicated by the oil'set lines C-l on Fig. 4:Fig. 7 is a vertical section and is indicated by ghe lines 1-1 on Fig.4`; Fig. 8 is a perspective ilustratng the supplemental roll support;Fig. 9 is a sectional detail and is indicated by the lines 9-9 on Fig.7; Figs. 10 and 11 are va plan and side elevation, respectively, of mywringer, as mounted for use on a standard household Washing machine;Fig. 12 is a side elevation, partially in section, of a modified form ofwringer; Fig. 13 isa transverse section ci the modification shown inFig. 12, and is indicated by the lines I3-I3 on Fig. l2; Fig. 14 is alongitudinal Vertical section, as indicated by the lines |4|II on Fig.13; Fig. 15 is a section taken in the same plane as Fig. 13, butillustrating the parts in a different operating position.

As shown in Figs. 1 to 1l, inclusive, the wringer frame comprises a pairof spaced cylindrical drums 2U and .2|, welded or otherwise secured to achannel shaped base member 23. The base 23 is preferably made in twosections 24 and'25, to permit assembly `of the Wringer and replacementof thewringer rolls. One end of the base section 24 overlies the end ofthe section 25 and is secured to it by suitable bolts 25a, as shown in"Fig. 1. 'I'he drums 20 and 2| are provided with outwardly extendinghollow bosses 2B,

adapted to receive suitable bearing blocks 21,

'.F'ig. 1, Vby a bracket 28, secured to the drum 2| as by suitable bolts29, and which bracket forms part ofa gear housing JI, which, as shown inFigs. 1,10 and 11, is secured to the tub T 'in the usual manner. Theinner faces of the drums 2l and 2|` are open to permit the 'assembly ofa supplemental frame un'it generally indicated. at. i

The supplemental frame l! comprises a pair of cylindrical drums 36 and31, adapted .to nt within the drums 2l and 2| in such a manner that theymay be freely rocked therein.` The drums 36 and 31 are spaced by asuitable spacing bar 3l, which is preferably welded tothe inner faces ofthe drums. When assembled, the drums Il and 31 lie entirely within theoonnes of the drums 2l and 2|, and form a closure member for such drums.The vsupplemental frame 35 in turn supports. af second pressure roll, anauxiliary roll. a guide member and `a mounting for the last two members.l

As heretofore mentioned. my improved 'ringer is provided with a pair ofpressure rolls, one of which 4l is rigidly mounted on the shaft 3l,heretofore mentioned as being supported by the outer frame members 2liand 2|.,v and which serves as an axle about which the inner orsupplemental frame 35 rocks. 'I'he second pressure roll 4`| is rigidlymounted on a shaft,42, carried by a pair of brackets 43, one of which isretained in each of the vdrums 35 and 31 of the supplemental frame.l Themounting is such that the pressure roll 4I, together with thesupplemental frame, may be rocked about the pressure roll 4I). Thepressure rolls 4I) and 4I may comprise the usual rubber wringer rolls,and are rigidly secured to the shafts 30 and 42, respectively.

The brackets 43, which support the pressure roll 4I, also house thepressure unit, which resiliently retains the rolls and 4| in contactwith each other. These brackets are preferably U-shaped metal members,the legs of the U being bent inwardly at their outermost ends to form ahousing, through which the shaft 30 projects. To position the brackets43 in the supplemental frame, and permit them to move in only one plane,(horizontal in Fig. 4), the brackets are provided with ears or lugs(Figs. 2 and 6.) `which extend through slotted openings 45 in the drums35 and 31. Within each bracket 43, and at one end thereof, is a bushing41 adapted to support the pressure roll shaft 42. At the opposite end ofeach bracket 43 is a. compression spring 48, one end of which abuts theend 49 of the bracket and the other end of which` coacts with a springplate 50,- which is slidably mounted in the' bracket. The spring platehas a threaded connection with an adjusting screw 5I, which extendsthrough the bracket, the outer and inner frame members, and is providedat its outer end with an enlarged portion 52, tov preventv the inwardmovement of the screw when rotated. To permit the pressure of the springto be readily adjusted, a suitable handle 53 is also secured to theouter end of the adjusting screw. It will be noted that the constructionis such that the pressure roll shaft 3l lies between the shaft 42 andthe spring. Hence, as the adjusting screw is rotated to increase thepressure on the spring, the ends 54 of the brackets are drawn towardsthe shaft 35, thereby causing the pressure'roll 4|"to be drawn into'contact with the pressure roll 4l.

The wringer is supplied with a supplemental or auxiliary roll 55, whichis adapted to coact with either one of the pressureY rolls 4I or 4I, asdesired by the operator. 'I'he supplementalrolliiissupportedbyandrotatesasaunitwlth the inner or supplemental frame35. plemental roll 55 may be of rubber or other suitable material and isrigidly secured to a shaft 55, which is supported by suitable bearings51. The bearings 51, carried by arms 53. pivoted as 'at 5l. to bracketmembers 53, which are slidably mounted in the end frame members 35 and31. The plane of movement of brackets 55 is normal to the plane ofmovement of the brackets 4l. Each bracket 5II is resiliently held in anuppermost position by a suitable spring 5|. one end of which is'securedto the bracket as at 53, and the other end is secured to an inwardlyextending lug 52 of the frame members 35 or 31, in which the bracket ismounted. To guide the brackets." for movement in a plane normal to themovement of the brackets 43, each bracket 5I is preferably T-shaped, andis provided at its ends with suitable lugs 54 adapted to engage slottedopenings 55 in its respective inner frame members 35 or 31. Theconstruction is such that the spring 5I normally retains the auxiliaryroll 55 in contact with one of the pressure rolls 4l or 4|.

'Ihe supplemental roll 55 is so mounted that it may be moved to aposition substantially beneath either the pressure roll 40 or thepressureA roll 4I, as desired. As heretofore mentioned, the auxiliaryroll 55 is carried by arms 58, which are plvoted at 59, to the anchorbrackets 5U. As each pivot 59 lies substantially in the line of contactof the two pressure rolls the arms may be swung so that the supplementalroll 55 will underlie either pressure roll desired.

To retain the auxiliary roll in either of its adjusted positions, Iprefer to provide a plunger 65, mounted in a housing 51, which issecured to the arm 5B. The nose 15 of the plunger 55 is adapted to enteropenings 10 and 1I in the anchor plate bracket 50. A suitablecompression spring 12 is mounted within the housing 51, and serves toretain the plunger in one of the openings. When it is desired to changethe auxiliary roll from oneposition to the other, it is simply necessaryto withdraw the nose 15 of the plunger from the opening 1| by'means of aopenings 14 in the outer frame members, after ,which the entire unit maybe swung to a position beneath the other pressure roll, in whichposition the nose 15 of the plunger 55 will enter the opening 1I.

As shown in the drawings, the rolls 40 and 4I are somewhat larger thanthe supplemental roll 55. However, I contemplate that they may be madesmaller, larger or the same size. Suflicient space, however, must beprovided between the three rolls to accommodate a guide member, such asthe metal bar 15.

The bar 15 serves to guide the material from the bite of a pressure rolland the supplemental roll, into the bite of the two pressure rolls andprevents such material from becoming wrapped around the supplementalroll. The guide 15 extends the entire length of the rolls and is carriedby the brackets 5II -in the openings 15a, and therefore travels with theauxiliary rolls. One of the edges 11 or 1I of the guide lies adjacentthe supplemental roll 55, depending upon the position of thesupplemental roll. From the edges 11 and 'I8 the guide extends inwardlyand upwardly, forming concave surfaces 19, which substantially conformto the contour of the pressure rolls. The faces 19 meet in a commonvortex Il, which lies between the two pressure rolls. As the material isprogressed .through the roll 55, and the coacting pressure roll, one ofthe faces 1B retains such material in contact with one of the rolls 4Ior 4l, until the material enters the bite of the two pressure rolls. Y

As shown in Fig. 4, the pressure rolls 40 and 4l are in a substantiallyhorizontal plane, while the supplementary roll 55 is'in a positionsubstantially directly beneath the pressure roll 4I. In this instance,material is fed to the bite of the supplemental roll 55 and the roll 4Iin substantially' a horizontal plane. It is sometimes more convenientfor the operator` to feed the material to the rolls in a plane which istilted from the horizontal. is accomplished by rotating the supplementalframe. 35 about the axis ofthe roll 4l, thus moving the plane passingthrough the rolls 4| and 55 from a vertical to able that this swingingmovement be such that the angle at which material isfed to the rollsthrough the supplemental roll 55 and its associated pressure roil 4| isinclined from thevertical, thereby permitting the garments to be readilyfed between the two rolls in a direction of the arrows thereonindicated. In Fig. 2 I show the supplemental roll 55 in a positiontocoact with the pressure roll 40, in which instance the garments arefed between such rolls. In this figure it will be noted that thesupplemental frame has been swung in a counterclockwlse direction,permitting the garments to be fed from the direction indicated by thearrows on that figure. As heretofore mentioned, the supplemental frame,together with the pressure roll 4|, the guide 16, and the supplementalroll 55, are swingable as a unit about the axis of the pressure roll 40.The construction is such that the supplemental frame 35 may be locked inany desired position, relative to the main frame, by means of theadjusting screws 5| heretofore mentioned. It will be noted that suchadjusting screws pass through a circular opening 80 in the drums 35 and31 of the supplemental frame, and through slotted openings 8| and 82 inthe drums 20 an 2|, respectively.

The drums of the main frame are clamped to the drums of the supplementalframe by tightening knurled headed adjusting nuts |40 on threaded studs|4|. The studs |4| are riveted or otherwise secured to the supplementalframe drums 36 and 31 and pass through slotted openings |42 in the outerdrums 20 and 2|. The clamping members |40 are of such diameter that theyact against the periphery of the drums 20 and #2| adjacent the openings|42 and clamp the drums together. This locking action is supplemented bythe reaction of the heads 52 of the adjusting screws 5|, the latteracting in substantially the same manner as the clamping members |40. Itwill be noted that the supplemental frame may be clampedin any desiredposition within the range of the slots 8|, 82 and |42. While I haveshown these slots encircling approximately 90 degrees of thecircumference of the main frame drums 20 and 2|, I contemplate making itso that the supplemental frame may be swung a greater degree. However, Ifind that for most practical purposes that arc length shown issufficient.

The wringer is so constructed that it may be readily dismantled, so asto replace therolls. To this end the bolts 26a are removed from the basemembers 24 and 25, and by separating the two members the drums 20 and 2|may be withdrawn from the supplemental frame which previously has beenrotated to a position where the adjusting screws 5| may readily bewithdrawn from the main frame through the transverse slots ,.whichcommunicate with the slots 0| and 02. The brackets 43 and 60 may then bereleased from the supplemental frame and removed, and the rolls are thendropped down through openings l1, which extend through the base andperiphery of the supplemental frame drums 36 and 31.

Power may be supplied to the wringer in any suitable manner. -However,it is to be noted that mywrlnger is especially adapted for use inpowerdriyen mechaniscm, in which casethe housing 3|,

which may secure the wringer to the washing machine or tub T, preferablycontains a pair'of bevelied gears 90 and 9|, the former being rigidlysecured to the roll shaft 30 and the latter to a vertical shaft 32,which is driven through suitablev gearing 53 by a motor 99, ,which lssecured vto the base ofthe machine.y If desired, the wringer may beattached to the tub by means of a base 2land a suitable hand crank amxedto the shaft 20. and the rolls manually rotated.

`A suitable drain board is provided which, as shown in the drawings,comprises a at member 95. member 23 of the wringer and is provided witha pair of downwardly extending surfaces 31 and 98, which extend intoeither side of the wringer adjacent the base thereof.

The drain board 95 is provided with a apper board |50, which ispivotally connected thereto, as at |5|, and is tiltable toward eitherside of the wringer, depending upon which 'side of4 the wringer thematerial is being fed. This tilting movement is accomplished by a pairof pins |53 and |54, which are secured to and project from the innerdrums 36 and 31; The pin |53 contacts with a cam faced upturned flange|55 of the flapper board. The pin |54 contacts withvthe bottom surfaceof the fiapper board, at the opposite side of its pivot. Whenthesupplemental frame is swung from position shown in Fig. 2, to theposition shown in Fig. 3, the weighted end |55 of the flapper boardcauses the latter to swing, while remaining in contact with the pin |54.This movement of the frame member 36 causes the pin |53 to engage anotch |51 in the flange |55 and a. continued movement of thesupplemental frame draws the pin |54 out from the path of the fiapperboard, which is retained and locked in position by the pin |53.' Whenthe apper board is swung in the opposite directionp the pin |53 acts onthe flange |55 and l cams the flapper board |50 counter-clockwise.

This cam is so arranged that the pin |53 will bring the outer edge ofthe Wing |58 above the pin |54. Further rotation of the supplementalframe then brings the pin |54 into a position below the flapper boardand causes lit .to act against the lower surface of the board and cam itto its tilted position, retaining it there until the supplemental frame35 is again swung in the opposite direction.

In Figs. 12 to 15, I illustrate a modified form oi' wringer, wherein thepressure rolls permanently lie in a horizontal plane. However, I show inthis modification means whereby one supplemental roll may be used witheither of the pressure,` rolls, as desired. As shown in Figs. 12 to l5,inclusive,V |00 indicates awringer frame of a usual type, adapted tohouse a pair of pressure rolls |0| and |02, which are rigidly mounted on,shafts |03 and |04, respectively. .The shaft |04 is carried in bearingblocks |05, 'mounted in guide members |05, while the shaft |03 ismounted in bearing blocks |01, against which pressure springs |00 areurged by 4adjusting screws |09. d'I'he construction is such that the tworolls are resiliently urged into contact with each other.

In this modication, the supplemental roll ||0 is carried by a shaft||0a, which is shown as mounted in ybearing members carried by springcups H2. The cups |2 are supported on The board is rigidly mounted onthe base plungers Il i, mounted in hollow sleeve members v sion springsmounted in the sleeves III, normally urge the plungers upwardly, therebyacting t'o maintain the auxiliary roll |||l in contact with one of thepressure rolls ||-or |02.V

When the rolls are in a normal or inactive position, the supplementaryroll shaft` ||0av is engaged by a hook |20 of an anchor plate |2|. Asthe material is fed between the roll ||0` and the roll |02, the two areseparated," causing'the shaft ||0a to rock the plate |2| about a pivotpin |22, which is secured to the frame member |00. The material, uponpassing between these two 'rolls, is maintained in contact with thepressure roll |02 by means of a triangular shaped guide |26, which issimilar in all respects to the guide 16, lheretofore described. Theguide |26 is carried by the anchor plate |2|, hence .it follows thesupplemental roll and serves at all times to strip the materialtherefrom.

Large apertures or openings are provided on the inner sides of endAframes |00 to allowv the guide |26 and roll ||0 to move freelysubstantially universally as clothes pass through the wringer. Thispermits the unit ||0 and |26 and supports therefor to Aassume positionsvarying from that of Fig. 13 to that shown in Fig. 15.

When it is desired to use the supplemental roll in conjunction with thepressure roll |0|, to feed material from the opposite face of thewringer,V

the operator withdraws a spring pressed plunger |30 carried by the frame|00, which normally serves to retain the supplemental roll in theposition shown in Fig. 13, and by means of a handle 3| which is securedto lthe plungers ||3, the operator swings the plunger counter-clockwiseuntil the shaft ||0a engages a hook |35 of the plate |2l, which hookcorresponds to the aforementioned hook |20. The operator then releasesthe plunger |30 `and the latter serves to retain the supplemental roll||0 in contact with the pressure roll |0|. In this instance, when thematerial is fed between the supplemental roll 0 and the pressure roll|0|,'the anchor plate |2| rocks about a pivot pin |30 and the action ofthe vguide |26 is substantially the same as described in connection withthe pressure roll 02.

From the foregoing description, it is evident that I have provided awringer of the type having a pair of pressure rolls with a supplementalroll, which is'adapted to` be positioned to coact with either one of thepressure rolls, as desired, so that material may be fed between thesupplemental roll and either one of the pressure rolls, as desired,thereby permitting material to be fed to the rolls from either si@ ofthe wringer. I have also provided a simple adjustment for saidsupplemental roll so that it may be readily changed from a positionwhere it coacts with one pressure roll to a position where it coactswith the other pressure roll. I have also provided a wringer which has apair of pressure rolls which normally extend in a horizontal plane, anda supplemental roll coacting with one of the pressure rollssubstantially in a plane normal to the plane of the pressure rolls,wherein the plane passing through the supplemental roll and its coactingpressure roll may be swung from the vertical about the axis of one ofthe pressure rolls, thereby permitting the operator to feed garments orother material to the rolls in a. con-- venient plane and causing thematerial progressed from the pressure rolls to fall to the opposite sideof the wringer from which it was fed.

I claim:

1. In a wringer, a main frame, a supplemental frame adjustably carriedby the main frame, a pressure roll rotatably supported by the mainframe, a second pressure roll adapted to coact with the first named rolland rotatably mounted in the supplemental frame, pressure vmeans carriedby the supplemental frame and adapted to resiliently urge the two rollsinto contact lwith each other, a supplemental roll carried by thesupplemental frame and arranged to contact with one of the pressurerolls and wherein the supplemental frame together with the supplementalroll and second named pressure roll are shiftable as a unit about therst-named pressure roll, without disturbing the contact between the tworolls.

2. In a wringer, a main frame, a supplemental frame rotatably carried bythe main frame, a

, pressure roll .rotatably supported by oneof said frames, a secondpressure roll adapted to coact with the iirst named roll and rotatablymounted in the other of lsaid frames, pressure means adapted toresiliently urge the' two rolls into contact with each other, asupplemental roll adjustably carried by one of said frames and arrangedto coact with either pressure roll as desired, and wherein one of saidframes together with its associated roll are bodily rotatable relativeto the other frame and in a concentric circle about the axis of theother roll. 5

3. In a wringer, a main frame comprising a pair of open ended drums,means adapted to space said drums, a supplemental frame comprising asecond pair of spaced drums telescopically carried by the first nameddrums, means adapted to space the second named drums, a pair of coactingpressure rolls rotatably supported by said frames, the axis of one ofsaid rolls lying along the axis of said frames, wherein the supplementalframe and one of said rolls are rotatable as a unit about the axis ofthe main frame.

4. In a wringer,.a main frame comprising a pair of open ended spaceddrums, a supplemental frame comprising a second pair of spaced drumscarried by the main frame, a pressure roll rotatably supported by themain frame the axis of such roll lying along the axis of the iirst-nameddrums, a second pressure roll rotatably supported to' coact with eitherone of said pressure rolls desired, resilient means adapted to retainthe supplemental roll in contact with its coacting pressure roll, aguide member disposedbetween the three rolls, whereinthe work may be fedfrom either side of the frame between one pressure roll and thesupplemental oll, and thereafter guided into the bite of the twopressure rolls, and means whereby one of said pressure rolls, thesupplemental roll and the guide maybe rotated bodily about the axis ofthe other pressure roll.

6. In a wringer, the combination of a frame, a pair of pressure rollsmounted in said frame, resilient means adapted to retain the pressurerolls in contact with each other, a supplemental roll adapted to bepositioned .to coact with either one of said pressurerolls vas desired.resilient means sones plemental roll and thereafter guided into the passoi' the two pressure rolls.

1. In a wringer, the combination of a pair of pressure rolls, asupplemental roll adapted to coact with either one oi' said pressurerolls desired, a guide in the forni of a ridge projecting toward thepass of the pressure rolls, a pair of brackets supporting the guiie andcarrying the journals for the supplemental roll, springs adapted tosupport the brackets, whereby the supplemental roll and the guide may bemoved as a unit, and wherein the supplemental roll may be moved relativeto the guide from a position coacting with one pressure roll to aposition coacting with the othei pressure roll.

8. In a Wringer, a pair L7oi' pressure rolls' adapted to coact tosqueeze moisture from the Work, a supplemental roll, said supplementalroll adapted to coact with either one of the pressure rolls to receivethe work, a guide associated with said supplemental roll adapted toguide the Work from the pass of the supplemental roll and the coactingpressure roll into the pass of the two pressure rolls, and wherein theguide occupies substantially the same position relative to thesupplemental roll and its coacting pressure roll regardless of whichpressure roll the supplementalroll coacts with.

9. In a wrlnger, a pair of pressure rolls, re-

silient means I'adapted to retain the pressure` rolls in contact witheach other, a supplemental roll adapted to coact with one of saidpressure rolls, said supplemental roll being pivotally carv ried wherebythe supplemental roll may be rocked to coact with either one of saidpressure rolls desired, and releasable means to retain the supplementalroll in a position coacting with the desired pressurev roll.

10. In a Wringer, the combination of a pair of pressure rolls, vasupplemental roll adapted to contact with either one of said pressurerolls as desired, means to retain the supplemental roll in positionsubstantially beneath the desired pressure ro1l, a guide adjacent saidsupplemental roll an'd thepressure rolls, said guide having `a concavedsurface substantially parallel with each of the pressure rolls, meansconnecting the guide and the supplemental rolls and yieldinglysupporting them so that the guide and supplemental rolls may move bodilyaway frm the coacting pressure roll. o

11. In a wringer, the combination/of a frame, a pair of pressure rollsmounted in the frame, resilient means adapted to' retain the pressurerolls in contact with each other, an'l auxiliary roll mounted in theframe, said auxiliary roll being adapted to be positioned to coact witheither one of said pressure rolls as desired, and resilient meansadapted to retain the auxiliary roll in contact with either of, saidpressure rolls.

l2. In a wringer, the combination of a pair of pressure rolls, asupplemental roll adapted to lie beneath and coact with either one ofsaid pressure rolls desired, a guide in the form of a ridge projectingupward toward the pass of the pressure rolls, said supplemental rolladapted to be moved iroma position beneath one pressure roll to aposition beneath the other pressure roll,

and whereink said guide coacts with the supplen mental roll in either ofits adjusted positions to strip the work therefrom.

13. In a wringer, the combination of a pair of pressure rolls, anauxiliary roll adapted to coact with either one of said pressure rollsdesired, a guide in the form oi! a ridgeproiecting towaxtd the -passl ofthe pressure rollsl a pair of bearing blocks supporting the .guideandcarrying the journals for the auxiliary roll, a spring adaptedk tosupport the bearing block,n whereby the auxiliary roll and the guidemaybe moved as a unit, the auxiliary roll adapted to be moved relativeto the guide, from a position in contact with one pressure roll to aposition in contact with the other pressure roll, and wherein thesupplemental roll and: the guide may move bodily in a planesubstantially normal to the plane of movement of the pressure rolls.

14. In a wringer, the combination of a main frame,l a supplementalframe, a pressure roll rotatably mounted in the main frame, a secondpressure roll Vrotatably mounted in, the supplemental frame, resilientmeans carried by the supplemental frame and adapted to retain thepressure rolls in contact -with each other, bracket members mounted inthe supplemental frame. a

guide menber carried by said brackets, resilient means adapted to retainthe guide member and the bracket in a position adjacent the two pres--bearings associated with said arms and adapted to support thesupplemental roll, wherein said supplemental roll may be swung to coactwith either one of said pressure rolls desired, said second namedresilient means adapted to retain the supplemental roll in contact withone of the pressure rolls, `means adapted to secure said arms in, anadjusted position relative ,to said brackets, said supplemental roll andguide member being movable as a unit in a plane substantially normal tova plane passing through' the axis of one of the pressure rolls, andwherein said supplemental frame and itsassociated parts may be rotatedrelative to said main frame.

15. In a wringer, the combination oi a main frame, a supplemental framerotatablir mounted in the main frame, a pressure roll rotatably mountedin the main frame, a second pressure roll rotatably mounted in thesupplemental frame, resilient means lcarried by one of` said frames andadapted to retain the pressure rolls in contact with eachother, bracketmembers mounted in the supplemental frame, a guide member carried bysaid brackets, resilient means adapted to retain the guide member andthe bracket in a position adjacent the two pressure rolls, pivoted armscarried by said brackets, bear` ings carried by said arms adapted to`supportthe in said supplemental roll and guide member move.

as a unit with the supplemental frame and one of the pressure rolls, anda. clamp including the first named resilient means to clamp thesupplemental frame in an adjusted positionl relative to 70 the mainframe.

16. In a wringer, the combination witha pair of coacting pressure rollsadapted tp receive material between them to have liquid squeezedtherefrom,'a supplemental roll adapted to coact with one of saidpressure rolls to receive the material before it reaches the bite of thetwo pressure rolls and means whereby one of said pressure rolls and saidsupplemental roll may be swung about the axis of the other roll.

17. In a wringer, the combination with a pair of coacting pressurerolls, means whereby one of said rolls may be swung aboutlthe axis ofthe other roll to change the location of the contact between the rolls,and a supplemental roll shiftable to Contact with either of saidpressure rolls as desired.

18. In a wringer, a main frame, a supplemental frame rotatably mountedin the main frame, a pressure roll rotatably mounted in the main frameand in axial alignment with both of 'said frames, a second pressure rollrotatably and slidably mounted in the supplemental frame, resilientmeans carried by one of said frames to maintain said second namedpressure roll in contact with the first named pressure roll, asupplemental roll rotatably carried in the supplemental frame, resilientmeans carried by one of said frames to maintain the supplemental roll incontact with one of said pressure rolls, wherein 'the supplementalframe, together with the two rolls carried thereby, may be rotatedrelative to the main frame without disturbing the relative'relationshipof the axes of the three rolls.

19. In a wringer, the combination of a stationary frame having a pair ofupright end members spaced apart, a supplemental frame mounted 1 betweenthe upright. members and pivotally carried thereby to turn on an axisconnecting such end members, a pressure roll and an auxiliaryroll bothcarried by the last-mentioned frame and adapted t'o occupy variousactual positions while preserving their relation one to the other, and asecond pressure roll adapted to coact with the -pressure roll firstmentioned.

20. In a w'ringer, the combination of a stationary frame, having a baseportion and a pair oi' upright end members spaced apart, a frame mountedbetween the upright end members and pivotally carried thereby to turn onan axis connecting such end members, a pressure roll and an auxiliaryroll both carried by the last-mentioned frame and adapted to occupyvarious actual positions for preserving their relation one to the other,a second pressure roll, spring means for causing pressure between thesecond-named pressure roll and the first-named pressure roll, and meansfor locking the last-mentioned frame in a plurality of positionsrelative to the first-mentioned frame. e

21. In a wringer, a main frame, a supplemental frame movably mounted onthe main frame, a wringer roll carried by one of said frames, a pair ofwringer rolls carried by the other of said frames, each of said rollsarranged to contact with another roll in a series relationship, andwherein relative movement between the frames will change the position ofthe rolls relative to one of said frames without disturbing the positionof the rolls relative to each other.

22. In a wringer, the combination ofa frame, a pair of pressure rollsmounted in the frame, resilient means adapted to retain the pressurerolls in contact with each other, a guide disposed beneath the pressurerolls, `an auxiliary roll mounted in the frame, said auxiliary rollbeing adapted to be moved fro-m one side of the guide to the other sidethereof and coact with one of said pressure rolls when on one side ofthe guide mounted on the upper end of said` column and' arranged toswing in a horizontal plane through 1 an angle of ninety degrees fromone edge of the tub to another edge thereof whereby material from saidtub `will be presented to one face of the wringer when in one positionand to the opposite face when the wringer is in the other position, saidwringer comprising a pair of pressure rolls disposed in a substantiallyhorizontal plane, a supplemental roll arranged to be moved beneath onepressure roll when the Wringer is in one position relative to the tuband beneath the other pressure roll when the wringer is in the otherposition, whereby the material is rst fed between said supplemental rolland one of said pressure rolls and then between the two pressure rolls,and a common power means for said washer and said wringer.

24.v In a wringer, a pair of coacting pressure rolls to extract liquidfrom material fed therebetween, an auxiliary roll, means to cause theauxiliary roll to coact with either pressure roll to provide a bitebetween the auxiliary roll and the coacting pressure roll, whereby theclothes are fedl into the bite of the auxiliary-roll and its coactingpressure roll, and then through the bite of the pressure rolls, and aguide coacting with a pair of rolls to guide material into the bite ofsuch pair of rolls.

25. In a wringer, a frame, a pair of coacting pressure rolls mounted insaid frame, means movable to coact with one pressure roll or with theother as desired, to guide clothes into the bite of said pressure rolls,a drain board adapted to drain liquid to either side of said wringer,and means to shiftl said movable means and said drain boardsimultaneously.

26. In a wringer, a pair of pressure rolls, an auxiliary roll, means -toresiliently urge said auxiliary roll toward a pressure roll to provide`a bite therewith, and means to eiect a relative bodily shifting betweenthe auxiliary roll and the pair of pressure rolls, to cause theauxiliary roll selectively to coact with either one of the pressurerolls desired.

27. In a wringer, a pair of pressure rolls, an auxiliary roll, means toresiliently urge said auxiliary roll toward a pressure roll to provide abite therewith, and means to eiect a relatively bodily shifting betweenthe auxiliary roll and a pair of pressure rolls to cause the auxiliaryroll selectively to coact with either one of the pressure rolls desired,a drain board to selectively divert liquid wrung from material passingthrough the wringer to either of two opposite directions, and meanswhereby said shifting means controls the direction of diversion.

28. In a wringer, a frame, a pair of coacting pressure rolls mounted insaid frame and a coinmon means shiftable substantially parallel to aplane through the roll axes to assume a coacting position with one rollat a time to guide material between said means and the ycoactingpressure roll into the bite of the two pressure rolls.

opening pressure bite, a. frame, three rolls in said frame adapted tocoact to provide a pair of roll bites, and shiftable mechanism includingresilient means to establish an intake bite at either side of thewringer between two of said rolls at a time.

30. In a wringer, a frame, three rolls in said frame with a commonsupport for a .pair ot said rolls, and shii'table mechanism adapted tobe alternatively positioned to establish resilient pres` sure betweenthe third roll and either one' of said common supported rolls as desiredto provide amaterial gripping clothes bite.

31. In a wringer, a frame, three rolls in said irame with a pair of saidrolls disposed in a substantially horizontal plane and shiitablemechanism adapted to be alternatively positioned to establilshlresilientpressure between the third roll and either one of said horizontal rollsas desired to provide a material gripping clothes bite.

terposed between said two members and active through them to apply saidresilient pressure.

33. In a three roll wringer, a frame, three rolls carried thereby, meansto establish between said rolls a downwardly opening auxiliary intakebite and an upwardly discharging pressure bite at opposite sides of thewringer and mechanism to shift said means to reverse the relativelocation of said auxiliary bite and said pressure bite to permit theoperator to feed clothes to the wringer from either side thereof.

34. A wringer to which clothes may be fed from either side comprising aframe, a roll rotatably carried thereby, a pair of rolls each coactingwith the rst roll and lying therebelow in a plane more .nearlyhorizontal than vertical, resilient means acting between one of thelower rolls and the top roll to establish an intake bite, resilientpressure means acting between said other lower roll and the top roll toestablish a pressure bite and means to shift the rolls to permit theoperator to i'eed clothes in the same sequence from the other side ofthe wringer.

35. In a wringer, a frame, threey rolls carried by said frame, means tomaintain a resilient light pressure intake bite between one roll and asecond roll, means to maintain a resilient clothes wringing bite betweenone of said rolls forming said intake bite and the third roll, means toshift said light pressure maintaining means to maintain a resilientlight pressure intake bite between said one roll and the third roll,said second means simultaneously maintaining a resilient clotheswringing bite between one of said rolls forming said newintake bite andthe second roll.

36. In a multiple roll clothes wringer, a frame, three rolls carried insaid frame, means to establish a clothes wringing pressure bite and anauxiliary light pressure intake bite between respective pairs of saidrolls, cooperating mechanism to reverse the location of said bites withrespect to the irame to permit feeding clothes through said wringer fromeither side and a shift member to actuate said cooperating mechanism.

37. In a three roll clothes wringer, a frame, means to establish anupwardly vzdischarging clothes wringing pressure bite between certainrolls, means to establish an auxiliary light pressure intake bitebetween one of saidcertain rolls and the third roll, and mechanism tosimultaneously reverse the relative location of said wringing bite andsaid auxiliary bite with respect to the frame to permit the discharge ofthe clothes in anI upward direction at either side of the wringerdesired. f f

38. In a wringer to whichclothes may be fed from either side, a frame,three rolls therein, means to establish a clothes gripping intake bitebetween one pair of said rolls, shiftable mechanism including resilientmeans to establish a clothes wringing bite between another pair of saidrolls to feed clothes through said wringer in one direction iirstthrough the intake bite and then through the pressure bite, saidshiftable mechanism adapted to be shifted with respect to the frame toreverse therelative location of said bites and re-position saidresilient means to n maintain a wringing bite discharging at theopposite side of the wringer from said i'lrst direction of discharge.

CHARLES B. WILLIAMS.

